It's not even Ole Miss boomers necessarily, although that's a lot of it. Lots of dying towns in the Delta and people that can afford to tend to leave or at least get a second place somewhere close to get away to. The primary beneficiaries of those people moving seem to be Oxford and Madison. Not sure why Starkville isn't doing as well on that. Some of it's distance but it's not that much further to Starkville for many of the people moving.
True this. I know several people with no ties to Ole Miss who have moved to Oxford. Great public schools and proximity to Memphis/Desoto County are huge advantages.